Last week I made a clean eating, super healthy vegetable dish that was so delicious my mom swears she’s inspired to cook again.  Mind you, I made some other tasty dishes too, but I particularly loved this vegetable dish because of the outrageously fresh ingredients I used.
The dish was inspired by a recipe I saw [...]

Filed under: Farmers' market, Healthy Meals, Locally Grown Food, Vegetables, clean eating

There’s nothing better than having locally grown fruit all year long, especially when you’ve picked it yourself.   And the opportunity to eat the spoils of your labor is even easier when you freeze some of your fruit for later use. 
That’s exactly what I did this past weekend. After Bruce and I embarked on a blueberry [...]

Filed under: Antioxidants, Fruit, Locally Grown Food, Whole Food Nutrition, clean eating

I’m convinced that when you cook with fresh, whole foods and high quality ingredients, you need less to satisfy you. 
Case in point, last night we made a healthy dinner that was absolutely delicious — lime cilantro chicken (I made a simple marinade of lime juice, olive oil, cilantro, salt and pepper) with mango salsa, a summer [...]

Filed under: Farmers' market, Healthy Meals, Locally Grown Food, Meal Planning, Vegetables, clean eating

A tell-tale sign of super clean eating is boundless amounts of energy.  That’s exactly what I experienced most days last week when I felt light, focused, present and calm all day. No mood swings, no energy dips, steady energy that fueled my busy day.
When I started to reflect on why I felt so good, I traced it [...]

Filed under: Farmers' market, Healthy Meals, Locally Grown Food, clean eating

This summer I’ve been on a quest to create simple and healthy sweet treats that aren’t full of sugar, if any at all.
My husband Bruce has a big time sweet tooth that we’ve been trying to quell by eating more clean foods, exercising regularly and using natural sweeteners instead of refined sugar.  We’re both big fans [...]

Filed under: Agave Nectar, Fruit, Sugar and Sweeteners, clean eating

 Today’s post comes to us courtesy of my good friend and fitness guru Angie Schumacher.  Angie inspires women everywhere to feel great about their bodies and get in action.  I love her focus on the lower body because that’s where I personally am challenged and need to focus my attention.  Best part of all, you [...]

Filed under: Exercise, Fat-burning

I’ve been bitten by the clean eating bug yet again, fresh from a trip to a new farmers’ market here in New Haven, sponsored by Upper State Street Association.
And what fun it was! In addition to the chocolate black bean sorbet that I scored and was absolutely delish on a steaming hot day, Bruce and [...]

Filed under: Farmers' market, Healthy Meals, Locally Grown Food, Meal Planning, clean eating

I knew I had hit clean eating pay dirt when my husband said, “I could eat fresh corn and tomatoes everyday for lunch. They are so good.” 
That was yesterday, a day after his big realization that after working out, he didn’t need the big burger and fries he was literally driving to pick up from [...]

Filed under: Healthy Meals, Locally Grown Food, Meal Planning, Organic food, clean eating